Michael Jackson Biopic Director 'Blown Away' by Nephew Jaafar Jackson's Portrayal

The director of Lionsgate’s upcoming Michael Jackson biopic is sharing some new details about the movie.

The film stars the late King of Pop’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in the lead role and in a new interview with EW, filmmaker Antoine Fuqua said that he was “blown away” by the 27-year-old’s performance.

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“It’s uncanny how much he’s like Michael,” he said of Jaafar, who is the son of Michael’s brother Jermaine Jackson. “Sounds like him, dances like him, sings. It’s really uncanny. Graham King, who is a fantastic producer, found him, and introduced him to me, and I was blown away.”

The movie, which is titled Michael, is currently on hold amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. When asked about what his approach was while making the film, Antoine said he was focused on how “to tell the facts as we know it, about the artist, about the man, about the human being. You know, the good, bad, and the ugly.”

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